Markus Goldstein reviews Running Randomized Evaluations on the World Bank's Development Impact blog in a post titled, "The impact evaluation primer you have been waiting for?" Read the full review here.

In Edinburgh on November 10? Join Rachel Glennerster (who is attending via weblink) and other experts for the University of Edinburgh's Rapid Response Roundtable on Ebola. Tickets and more details available here.

Resource Spotlight:Analysis Exercise and Data

New lecture notes for Module 4.3 and a handbook chapter on the ethics of randomization have been posted on the Resources page.

Blog | The implications of the Ebola outbreak on markets as of November 2014: While the media and many agencies have focused on the concern that the Ebola outbreak may lead to rises in food prices, our latest results suggest the dangers lie elsewhere. Our latest round of market surveys took place in October, shortly after all Sierra Leoneans were asked to stay at home for two days. Since our last report the geographic burden of the disease has shifted considerably and new cordon restrictions have been imposed in Port Loko, Moyamba, and Bombali. ... read more